Monja Danischewsky Screenwriter (4 results)
More imagesRockets Galore [Mad Little Island] (Eight British front-of-house cards for the 1958 film)
Michael Relph (director); Compton MacKenzie (novel); Monja Danischewsky (screenwriter); Jeannie Carson, Donald Sinden, Roland Culver (starring)
Published by Rank Film Distributors, London, 1958
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerEight vintage full-color British front-of-house cards for the 1958 UK film. Based on the 1957 Compton MacKenzie novel, and filmed on the island of Barra (Hebrides), a British comedy about a quaint island that becomes a testing zone for rockets. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with corner creases, and faint creases overall.…
More imagesTopkapi (Four original photographs from the 1964 film)
Jules Dassin (director); Monja Danischewsky (screenwriter); Eric Ambler (novel); Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Jess Hahn (starring)
Published by United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1964
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerThree vintage studio still photographs and one vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1964 film. One photograph with mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1962 novel, "The Light of Day" by Eric Ambler. Two ex-lovers plan to steal from Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. They hire a man to drive explosives for the burglary, but when the police stop him they assume he is part of an assassination attempt. Winner of one Academy Award for Peter Ustinov as Best Actor. Set in Istanbul, shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey, Kavala, Greece, Paris, France, and Hauts-de-Seine, France. Two photographs 10 x 8 inches, one photograph 7 x 9 inches. Very Good plus, with one photograph with pins holes at the corner and a tear at the bottom right corner. Lee, The Heist Film. Penzler 101.…
Rockets Galore [Rockets Galore!] (Original screenplay for the 1958 film)
Michael Relph (director); Compton Mackenzie (novel); Monja Danischewsky (screenwriter); Jeannie Carson, Donald Sinden, Roland Culver (starring)
Published by J. Arthur Rank, London, 1958
- Softcover
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFinal Draft script for the 1958 film. Based on the 1957 novel by Compton Mackenzie, sequel to Mackenzie's 1947 novel "Whisky Galore," which was also adapted for film in 1949. Britain's Royal Air Force declares plans to establish a guided missile base on a small Hebridean island, aggravating the locals, who intentionally delay construction, to the consternation of an RAF officer sent to negotiate with the islanders. Set in the Hebrides, shot on location on the island of Barra. Beige titled wrappers, noted as Semi-Final Script on the front wrapper, dated 14.2.58. Title page present, dated February, 1958, noted as Semi-Final Script. 102 leaves, with last page of text numbered 101. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with a silver prong.…
More imagesTopkapi (Collection of 16 lobby cards from the 1964 film)
Jules Dassin (director); Eric Ambler (novel); Monja Danischewsky (screenwriter); Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell (starring)
Published by Filmways Pictures / United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1964
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCollection of 16 vintage lobby cards from the French release of the 1964 US film. Based on the 1962 novel by Eric Ambler, about a con man forced to help a group of thieves steal a jeweled dagger from an Istanbul museum. Peter Ustinov won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the film. 9 x 11.75 inches. Near Fine.…
